Jacques Vien
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Jacques Vien was a member of the Canadian House of Commons
from 1988 to 1993. By career, he was a businessman and a bailiff
.
He was elected in the 1988 federal election
at the Laurentides electoral district
for the Progressive Conservative party
. He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament
after which he was defeated by Bloc Québécois
candidate Monique Guay
in the 1993 federal election
. He also campaigned unsuccessfully to regain the seat for the Progressive Conservatives in the 1997
and 2000
federal elections.
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1988 to 1993. By career, he was a businessman and a bailiff
Bailiff
A bailiff is a governor or custodian ; a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed...
.
He was elected in the 1988 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1988
The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....
at the Laurentides electoral district
Laurentides (electoral district)
Laurentides was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2003.This riding was created in 1987 from Labelle riding...
for the Progressive Conservative party
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
. He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament
34th Canadian Parliament
The 34th Canadian Parliament was in session from December 12, 1988 until September 8, 1993. The membership was set by the 1988 federal election on November 21, 1988, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1993 election.It was...
after which he was defeated by Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
candidate Monique Guay
Monique Guay
Monique Guay is a Quebec politician. She was the Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for the riding of Rivière-du-Nord....
in the 1993 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1993
The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...
. He also campaigned unsuccessfully to regain the seat for the Progressive Conservatives in the 1997
Canadian federal election, 1997
The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada won a second majority government...
and 2000
Canadian federal election, 2000
The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
federal elections.